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Google removes privacy-focused ClearURLs Chrome extension

Google has mysteriously removed the popular browser extension ClearURLs from the Chrome Web Store. The extension automatically removes tracking elements from URLs. Google claims that the description of the extension is “too detailed”” and in violation of Google Web Store rules. Google also claimed that the extension unnecessarily requires the clipboardWrite permission for writing clean links via the context menu into the clipboard. The developer behind the extension has disputed Google’s claim that it does not need permission to use the clipboard to write clean links on the internet.”

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-removes-privacy-focused-clearurls-chrome-extension/

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